I have to credit my husband with
the design idea for these gloves. One chilly evening,
he was outside trying to smoke a cigar, but just complained
about his cold hands instead. As a knitter, I could
not stand idly by while someone I love had cold hands.
I had just the thing; fingerless gloves. I was practically
casting on before we got in the door, when my husband
said, "I really only need three fingers to smoke,
why should my other fingers have to suffer?"
The cigar gloves were born. My husband now realizes
that he uses only his first three fingers 90% of the
time and has found the gloves very useful as everyday,
around-town gloves.

I have a preference for knitting
with two sets of circulars rather than double-pointed
needles. In gloves, it allows the intended wearer
to try the gloves on as they are being knit. The knitter
can use the measurements in the pattern as a guide,
adjusting the length as necessary to fit the wearer's
hands.

Index
Finger
K6, place next 22[24, 26] sts on waste yarn,
CO 2, rejoin round and k to end of round.
14[14, 15] sts.
K 5[6, 7] rounds (or until work reaches bottom
of first knuckle).
BO very loosely.

Middle
Finger
Pick up and k 2 sts in CO sts from Index Finger,
k 5[5, 6] sts on one side of hand next to
Index Finger, CO 2, k 5[6, 6] sts on other
side of hand next to Index Finger, join to
work in the round. 14[15, 16] sts.
K 6[7, 8] rounds (or until work reaches bottom
of first knuckle).
BO very loosely.